Quinn Leads Chiefs to Emotional Win Today...

Former Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, led his grief stricken teammates to only their second win of the season today -- throwing two TD's in the Chiefs' 27 to 21 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Chiefs' starting LB Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend yesterday morning before turning the gun on himself a little later in front of coaches at the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility.

Brady was 19 for 23 for 201 yards and the two touchdown passes.  It was Quinn's first win as a starter for the Chiefs.  Here's what's being said about today's game...

LINK:  KANSAS CITY STAR

LINK:  BRADY QUINN POST GAME

LINK:  CHIEFS POSTGAME LOCKER ROOM

Three College Coaches Did Not Vote ND #1

The last vote of the college football season by the Coaches -- is made public.  And, fifty-six of the fifty-nine coaches voted NOTRE DAME #1 !!!

Here's the three who did not -- and where they placed the IRISH -- click on the link below to see how all of the coaches voted:

• James Franklin, Vanderbilt -- picked Notre Dame #4
• Tommy Tubberville, Texas Tech -- picked Notre Dame #2
• Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State -- picked Notre Dame #2

(Photo above of Vanderbilt Coach James Franklin -- who picked Alabama, Georgia and Florida ahead of the IRISH -- all fellow member of the SEC.)

LINK:  FINAL USA TODAY / COACHES POLL

Former MLB Commissioner Talks Notre Dame

Come to find out -- Fay Vincent, the former CEO of Columbia Pictures and Commissioner of Major League Baseball -- is a Notre Dame fan.

Just this week he authored an editorial about the Fightin' Irish football team -- pretty cool!

LINK:  A LIFE LONG PASSION FOR NOTRE DAME

"Biggest BCS Underdog of All-Time" I LOVE IT !

It didn't take long for the media to turn on our Fightin' Irish...

Here's what they have to say less than 12 hours after Georgia 'runs out of time' -- and Bama squeaks by them.

WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS BE GREAT OR SMALL...


LINK:  ESPN'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL 

LINK:  BCS CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  LINDY'S SPORTS

LINK:  YAHOO SPORTS

LINK:  BUSINESSWEEK

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  BLEACHER REPORT

BRING ON BAMA !!!

The Alabama Crimson Tide were too much to handle for the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP game -- earning the opportunity to play Notre Dame for the National Championship with their 32 - 28 victory this evening...

It's pretty obvious what the IRISH will have to do -- make BAMA pass the ball.  It's going to be FUN!

LINK: WATCH CBS' POST GAME

The Turning Point's USC Video -- A CLASSIC!

I missed this video earlier in the week -- you're going to LOVE this...

LINK:  THE TURNING POINT -- PROTECT THIS HOUSE

Musical Tribute to Manti Te'o -- Must See !!!

I received a text and an email today from ND GO IRISH BLOG regulars Dave Peloquin and Michael McLaughlin alerting me to this video -- IT IS A MUST SEE!!!

LINK:  MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MANTI

Video of Coach Kelly at SEC Championship

University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest on the CBS set at the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, GA today.  Here's a link to the interview:

LINK:  COACH KELLY AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP

She's the #1 College Golfer in the Country!

For the first time in the history of the golf program at the University of Notre Dame -- an IRISH golfer is ranked #1 in the country.

And, she's a FRESHMAN!

Lindsey Weaver -- who as a high school senior became only the 2nd female golfer in history to shoot a 59 in competition -- is now ranked the #1 player in the country!  Here is her story:

LINK:  THE #1 PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY

Notre Dame & NBC -- "Best Friends Forever"

That's the headline of a Bloomberg Businessweek story...

Here's a business magazine's perspective of Notre Dame and NBC's relationship.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME & NBC